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''NASCAR Rumble'' is a [[MascotRacer mascot racer]] for the Platform/PlayStation starring the then-current drivers from the Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck series. Unlike the real-life series, races mostly take place outside of typical stock car tracks and instead occur on the road across various locales.

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''NASCAR Rumble'' is a [[MascotRacer mascot racer]] for the Platform/PlayStation starring the then-current drivers from the Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck series. Unlike the real-life series, races mostly take place outside of typical stock car tracks and instead occur on the road across various locales.

locales. Also unlike most mascot racers, the cars are not super-deformed or being a "kart" like vehicle.

The game got a sequel on the Platform/PlayStation2 called ''Rumble Racing''.
Racing'', which lacks the NASCAR cars.


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* DenserAndWackier: Compared to most NASCAR games.


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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The intro has the NASCAR stock cars broke free of the speedway and start racing cross country.
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* AttractMode: Happens if the player idles in the main menu for several seconds.
* BaitAndSwitch: The intro shows a few cars racing in a generic NASCAR track... only for one of them to break through the wall onto an adjacent road, with another one following after it.


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* HomingProjectile: The Freeze and Storm power-ups.
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* NitroBoost: The Nitro power-up, which boosts its user up to ~20 mph above their normal top speed for ~7 seconds.


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* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Happens if a vehicle gets rammed hard enough or is hit by the Big Rumble power-up.

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* EasierThanEasy: Kid Mode.



* MightyGlacier: The Tow Truck, which is great at shoving opponents out of its way.



* RacingGame: A given as a NASCAR game.

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* ProductPlacement: A given being an EA game on top of the the Winston and Craftsman vehicles having sponsors plastered on them.
* RacingGame: A given as Obviously, since this is a NASCAR game.game.
* RuinsForRuinsSake: The Big Easy, Swamp Romp, and Road to Ruin tracks.
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* NoPlotNoProblem: Just race, race, and race some more.
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* BlowYouAway: The Twister power-up launches a tornado that sends any unfortunate opponents in its way airborne while spinning.



* CaveBehindTheFalls: Silver Falls has one as a shortcut near the end of the track.



* RuleOfThree: There are three speed classes: Rookie, Pro, and Elite.

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* RuleOfThree: There are three speed classes: Rookie, Pro, and Elite.Elite.
* ShiftingSandLand: The Bad Lands locale.
* WackyRacing: Thanks to the arcade-like physics and power-ups.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: It's very common for drivers to bump and smash into each other during races.


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* PalmtreePanic: Three guesses as to what Beach Blast's theme is.
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* CarFu: It's possible to tailspin opponents by steering into their rear bumper.


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* CoolCar: Some of the unlockable cars, like the Hot Rod and Road Captain.
* DefeatMeansPlayable: Beating a Legend (getting first place) in a Legend Championship unlocks their car.
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* AnnouncerChatter: The game has a particularly goofy one.

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* AnnouncerChatter: The game has a particularly goofy one.one.
* CollisionDamage: Running into an opponent at a high enough speed will send them flying. There's also the Big Rumble power-up, which does the same thing except that its user just has to tap opponents with the front-half of their vehicle.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Drivers can run into their own Bad Gas or Oil Slick that they drop on the track.
* RacingGame: A given as a NASCAR game.
* RuleOfThree: There are three speed classes: Rookie, Pro, and Elite.
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The game got a sequel on the Platform/PlayStation2 called ''Rumble Racing''.

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The game got a sequel on the Platform/PlayStation2 called ''Rumble Racing''.Racing''.

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* AlwaysNight: The Metropolis locale, as well as the Swamp Romp track.
* AnnouncerChatter: The game has a particularly goofy one.
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''NASCAR Rumble'' is a [[MascotRacer mascot racer]] for the Platform/PlayStation starring the then-current drivers from the Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck series. Unlike the real-life series, races mostly take place outside of typical stock car tracks and instead occur on the road across various locales.

The game got a sequel on the Platform/PlayStation2 called ''Rumble Racing''.

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